Cheap flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh from £178

If you don’t want to visit Riyadh in February, then you should wait until January to fly from London Heathrow Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £521.

Our data shows that Monday is the least expensive day to fly to Riyadh. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £574. The most expensive day to fly to Riyadh is Saturday, with ticket prices averaging around £640.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to Riyadh is in the afternoon. momondo users have found flights departing from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh in the afternoon for as low as £571. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Riyadh, so prices are often more expensive at around £754 per ticket.

Fly from London Heathrow to Riyadh King Khaled Intl for the best London Heathrow - Riyadh King Khaled Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Riyadh from London Heathrow Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Riyadh for around £602 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Riyadh from London Heathrow Airport for as low as £530 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh.

As of October 2026, prices for London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh flights are approximately 14% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Aegean Airlines is the most popular carrier operating from London Heathrow to Riyadh King Khaled Intl

SAUDIA, Virgin Atlantic and Gulf Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Riyadh from London Heathrow Airport according to our data. SAUDIA is the first choice among our users, with 45% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Riyadh. Keep in mind that there are 15 different airlines that fly to Riyadh on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between London and Riyadh have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 149 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Wednesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Virgin Atlantic have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 8% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Rome (FCO) was the most common stop: 32% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Istanbul (SAW) offer the lowest average return price of £380.

Flights connecting via Cairo (CAI) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 8h 43m.

Rome (FCO) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 21m.

The number of flights available between London Heathrow Airport and Riyadh is 5 per day as of October 2026. The most frequent departure time is 16:00, with 51% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of October 2026, there are 36 flights per week flying from London Heathrow Airport to Riyadh. The most common day of the week flights depart is Wed, with 25% of flights taking off on this day.